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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't need to learn to love best sellers.

You need to learn to be okay with not being able to write a best seller. Those are different things.[/quote]

Ooof. Harsh truths.[/quote]

Writing a best seller is insanely difficult. It's like when the most talented person you know goes to NYC, and ends up a back up dancer (not ever getting to perform more than a show or two).[/quote]
I think that I find frustrating is that people praise my writing - including the publishers who say no. But I'm tired of hearing "it just doesn't have the marketability we're looking for now." And since I personally don't love bestsellers, I know there's something I'm just not meshing with.[/quote]

Think about how books and tv shows/movies are pitched - they’re often a slightly novel twist on something tried and true. Pride and Prejudice but with zombies! With a South Asian family! Or this new show is a cross between Friends and Seinfeld![/quote]

This is PP. Another idea is to try to figure out what somewhat popular authors have a style somewhat similar to yours and see what stands out in their books.[/quote]

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